[Nick Soulis]

Royals Continue Comeback

The Series that seemed to be over after game 2 is now all even. The 1980 Kansas City Royals fed off the momentum of their last game and the noise of their fans to take game 4, coming from behind, by a score of 8-4.

The Royals again fell behind early and trailed 2-0 after the second inning. Willie Wilson tied up the game with a single in the 5th inning off David Cone, who was great through 4 but now was beginning to show rust in his stamina.

The Royals then put their stamp of this game in the 6th inning. The Royals batted around, knocked Cone out of the game, and scored 6 times to book their ticket bck to New York. Cone actually struck out the first batter of the inning but he reached through a wild pitch. Then Mr. Clutch drove in 2 runs with a double and Willie Wilson immediatelly followed with a fantastic triple. The six runs left the Yankees wondering where this team gets all its energy.

So now a great series comes down to just one game. All eyes will be on Andy Pettitte and Larry Gura as they start the decider.
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Game 4
Series tied 2-2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 1996 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 1 Kansas City Royals 1980 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 X 8 12 0
New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Jeter SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .000 0 0 W. Boggs 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .000 0 0 B. Williams CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 T. Martinez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 P. O'Neill RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 T. Raines LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 D. Strawberry DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0 J. Leyritz C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 M. Duncan 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 Totals 34 4 10 4 4 5 22 BATTING Doubles: P. O'Neill (0, 6th Inning off R. Gale, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: M. Duncan (0, 9th Inning off R. Eastwick, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Leyritz , T. Martinez , M. Duncan 3 , W. Boggs 2 , D. Jeter , T. Raines 2 , P. O'Neill 2 , D. Strawberry 2-out RBI: D. Jeter Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martinez , M. Duncan , W. Boggs , T. Raines GIDP: B. Williams , D. Strawberry Sac Fly: T. Martinez Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: D. Jeter (0) , D. Strawberry (0) FIELDING Errors: W. Boggs Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Duncan-Martinez)	Kansas City AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI W. Wilson LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. McRae DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 G. Brett 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0 W. Aikens 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .000 0 0 C. Hurdle RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 D. Porter C 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 A. Otis CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 U. Washington SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 F. White 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 36 8 12 8 2 5 17 BATTING Doubles: F. White (0, 6th Inning off D. Cone, 2 on, 2 outs) U. Washington (0, 6th Inning off D. Cone, 1 on, 2 outs) Triples: W. Wilson (0, 6th Inning off D. Cone, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Porter , W. Aikens , F. White 3 , G. Brett , U. Washington 2 , W. Wilson 4 , A. Otis 2 , C. Hurdle , H. McRae 2-out RBI: W. Aikens , F. White , W. Wilson , C. Hurdle , H. McRae Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Porter , W. Aikens , C. Hurdle GIDP: F. White Sac Fly: U. Washington Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (White-Washington-Aikens, White-Washington-Aikens)
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Cone L (0-0) 5.2 8 6 6 1 5 0 95 61 0.00 M. Rivera 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 16 11 0.00 B. Wickman 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 0.00 R. Mendoza 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Cone 33 Batters Faced: D. Cone 28, M. Rivera 4, B. Wickman 4, R. Mendoza 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cone 8-5, M. Rivera 0-0, B. Wickman 2-1, R. Mendoza 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: D. Cone 95-61, M. Rivera 16-11, B. Wickman 15-8, R. Mendoza 9-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 1-1 , B. Wickman 2-0 WP: D. Cone 2	Kansas City IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Gale W (0-0) 7.1 7 2 2 4 4 0 120 71 0.00 R. Eastwick 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 15 11 0.00 C. Chamberlain 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Gale 56 Batters Faced: R. Gale 33, R. Eastwick 5, C. Chamberlain 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gale 6-12, R. Eastwick 1-0, C. Chamberlain 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: R. Gale 120-71, R. Eastwick 15-11, C. Chamberlain 6-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Eastwick 2-0 , C. Chamberlain 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Gale Ballpark: Royals Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (18 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:56 Attendance: 27111